Cold War

The Cold War was a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991. It is known as cold war because neither side fought directly with the other, it was a war based on treats, and assumptions of what the other side was planning to do. For this, the purpose of this essay is to explain the causes that led to the long period of tension known as the Cold War. The most important cause of the Cold War between this countries was their different ideologies in the way of ruling. After World War II, United States and the Soviet Union were left as the two super powers, but they didnt trust each other. The United States was not in favor of communism as a way of ruling, and wanted to stop the spread of it around the world. They started giving economical aid to the countries that had comunism implemented to make them change to capitalism, and the USSR felt this a treat. According to the Teneesse State Museum, the United States was very afraid of comunism because in communist nations, people were not allowed to own land, follow their religious beliefs, or speak and act freely. Americans were afraid that the Soviets would take over the U.S. and take away their freedoms. Both countries were accostumed and believed that their way of ruling was the best one, so they were afraid of having to change their government. Another commonly argued cause of the Cold War was the fact that both countries were developing nuclear weapons. The United States started creating nuclear weapons in case they needed them, but when the USSR found out they were afraid of what could happen so they started developing them too. Since both countries had enough nuclear weapons to destroy the whole world none of them was capable of using them, they were just waiting that the other did not use them as well. As reported by The Americans website, a TV series based on the life of Americans during the Cold War, both USA and Russia found it their first priority to...